Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-11-17
MINOR MENTION.

Miss Lillian Olcott is writing a life of
Sardou.
The ccfiee tree, in its native state,
often grows to the height Of twenty to
thirty feet.
White lalacs are first choice for bridal
nosegays, with Lilies Of the Valley q
good second.
Avoid causes of irritation in your
family circle; reflect that home is the
place to be agreeable.
There is in England o society cunduc~
ted by ladies for the promoting,of long
servirs among servants. Valuable prizes
/ are given.
Wax flowers were first introduced in
to England by the mother of Mary
Beatrice, wife of James IL, as present
to her royal daughter.
Mrs. Jessie P. Barnes, of Brooklyn,
has been elected member of the faculty
of Washington College, Irving, Cal, to
take charge of the department of music.
Countless knights were slain before
st. George won the battle. In the bat
tie of life we are all going to try for the
honors of championship.
Mrs. DR.. Ellis, an American lady, is
physician to the Queen of Corea. She
has apartments in the royal palace al
Seoul, and receives an annual salary oi
ten thousand dollars.
The value of three things is justly
appreciated by three classes of persons
The value of youth by the old, value OF
health by the deceased, the value oi
wealth by the needy.
Whole cloves are now used to exter
inmate the merciless and industrious
moth. It is said they are more effectua
as destroying agent than either tobac'
co, camphor or cedar shavings.
Hannah More, who exercised grea
and unsurpassed influence for good ovel
our grandmothers' minds, and who wa
an eminent authoress in the best sens
Of the word, was plain woman.
An interesting prize competition wal
opened short time since in week ant
Leisure for the greatest number of in
stances Ct distinguished men of whose
mothers anything favorable or unfavora
BILE is known.
Queen Victoria is mourning the deatl
of an old nurse, Miss Skerritt, who re-
Gently passed away at the mature age o
ninety four. Miss Skerritt had seer
service under Queens Charlotte ant
Adelaide, and had nursed Queen Vic
toria, the Prince of Wales and othe
royal children.
'Bisvigum' is a newly coined Frencl
word. It is compounded of the word
biscuit, viands, legume. and is used tt
designate new kind of composite fooG
recently introduced in the French arm,
by General Boulanger, and which Cal
be canyerted into soup or stew &C
cording to the taste of the eater
A new periodical, woman, to appea
weekly, has been commenced. The frs
number in each month will contain
Nursing Notes, and articles of specia
interest to nurs es, extracts from medica
journals, reports of nursing associations
etc. The rest of the paper is devoted tt
reports of meetings on women's subject
and philanthropic work.
In Finland, according to Baysrd Tay
lor, the women resent as en- insult a 50
late upon the lips. A Finnish matron
hearing of our English custom of kiss
ing, declared that did her husband at
tempt such liberty she would trea
him with such box on the ears that b,
should not readily forget.
P. T Barnum has just purchased al
enormous amount OF real estate In Bridge
port. Conn 1t consists of great trac
Of lan6 situated in the centre Of th
city, and includes five churches, the oil
courthouse, six livery stables, tsre
bank buildings, all the stores on th
west side of Main street and more tha
! one hundred residences and dwellings
The properly is worth over 5000, 00t
Mr.. Barnum's grandson, Clinton +
Seeley, will at once erect a large brio
block on portion OF the unoccupie
land included in the purchase.